"defoil" meaning in Middle English

See defoil in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: defoileth [present, singular, third-person], defoilende [participle, present], defoilynge [participle, present], defoiled [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person]
Etymology: From Old French defouler. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|fro|defouler}} Old French defouler Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} defoil, {{enm-verb|stem=defoil}} defoil (third-person singular simple present defoileth, present participle defoilende, defoilynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle defoiled)
  1. To defile.
    Sense id: en-defoil-enm-verb-tcsyUbrg Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries
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